Drama As Man Commits Suicide At Police Station

A 37- year old man from Masvingo committed suicide at the Beitbridge Police Station where he hanged himself in his cell over the weekend. The man who cannot be named as his next of kin are yet to be notified of his death had been arrested on charges of malicious damage to property.

Matabeleland South police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele said the police were looking into the matter although they were treating it as suicide. Ndebele told the Chronicle,

The now deceased was arrested on a charge of Malicious Damages to Property. He was then detained under Beitbridge Rural overnight and was assisting police with investigations.

During the process, he hanged himself using a blanket from the burglar bars of his cell. The body was discovered by police later during routines checks. We are treating the matter as sudden death and further investigations are in progress.